Mother Teresa (Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu) Quotes
If only one little unhappy child is made happy with the love of Jesus,...will it not be worth...giving all for that?
Quotes to Explore
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When I got pregnant with my first child, I gained nearly 5st. I did a bit of pretending: 'I'm just really small, so I just put on a lot of weight when I'm pregnant.' That is true, but I also ate a lot of cake.
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I think the meaning of abortion is what the woman says it is: For a woman who wants a child but can't have this one, it can be sad; for a woman who doesn't want a baby, it can feel like a huge relief, like having your whole life given back to you.
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After Brown, I went to Duke, to a Ph.D. program in American literature. My dad's an English professor. After a year there, I was like, 'Jesus. I don't want to do this. I don't want to be in the library.' So I pulled the ripcord, and that was it.
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The hardest thing about having three kids is trying to find a balance, because there's always the odd man out, and you also need to make sure each child gets the attention he or she needs.
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It's quite a job, so to speak, when you can really be with your child for 21 out of 24 hours.
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Every child is a thought in the mind of God, and our task is to recognize this thought and help it toward completion.
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What a child doesn't receive he can seldom later give.
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I had such a great mom and I know that I'd never be that mom. I wouldn't want to bring a child into this world unless I could be.
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In college, I wanted to be a child psychologist. Acting was just something on the side to make money. And it was fun.
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I was a wayward child, very passionate and very determined. If I made up my mind to do something, there was no stopping me.
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Training a puppy is like raising a child. Every single interaction is a training opportunity.
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To be more childlike, you don't have to give up being an adult. The fully integrated person is capable of being both an adult and a child simultaneously. Recapture the childlike feelings of wide-eyed excitement, spontaneous appreciation, cutting loose, and being full of awe and wonder at this magnificent universe.
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India has progressed to a stage where a divorcee status hardly matters. What matters is that you raise a positive, independent, well-behaved and intelligent child.
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If you want to understand Jesus, you have to study the whole Bible. Christian duty is not defined solely by the words in red.
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Medieval alchemists, despite their lust for gold, considered mercury the most potent and poetic substance in the universe. As a child, I would have agreed with them.
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The greatest injustice in the world is to bring a child into the world, and not be able to offer it peace.
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It rests in the hands of the common person as well as those with the power to shape humanity's course toward a world where every child, woman and man's most basic needs are met.
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It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child.
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I didn't read comic books; that's not something that was really available to me as a child. We watched more cartoons and movies.
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I think the key for a child to do well in a divorce is, very simply, you have to be honest with them.
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Following Jesus is simple, but not easy. Love until it hurts, and then love more.
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Despite the fact that meat is made from dead animals, it shouldn't smell that way. Try this test for meat freshness: close your eyes and see if you can tell the pork chops from a gym locker.
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Up close, North Korea is not Stalinist - it’s simply racist.
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If only one little unhappy child is made happy with the love of Jesus,...will it not be worth...giving all for that?
